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There isn't any real chance of reversing the decision to Brexit, but for me this GE isn't about that (and nor should it be). It's about the Conservatives spotting an opportunity to effectively kill off any opposition to their plans for the country in the next five years and that goes way beyond just leaving the EU. It has implications to privacy, the NHS, education, taxation, and more. They want a commons where they can force issues through simply by requiring MPs to follow party line. That's not democracy.
The only way to prevent this is for there to be a functional opposition who *can* prevent the government from making decisions that would be detrimental overall, and that includes Brexit. For all the bluster about a majority government being able to get a better deal with the EU, the reality is that whatever deal we get will have significant compromises. The Conservatives want to go ahead regardless of what those are because it suits their interests to do so. But for the rest of us who are likely to suffer because of it, we need the opposition to be able to hold the government accountable for bad deals.
If you're a fan of democracy and you're on the fence, voting against the Conservatives will at least improve the chances that they can be kept honest. To me, the Lib Dems look more and more like the only party capable of providing an opposition at this point, which is a shame because there are a lot of staunch Labour supporters who won't flip-flop simply out of loyalty.
The only way to prevent this is for there to be a functional opposition who *can* prevent the government from making decisions that would be detrimental overall, and that includes Brexit. For all the bluster about a majority government being able to get a better deal with the EU, the reality is that whatever deal we get will have significant compromises. The Conservatives want to go ahead regardless of what those are because it suits their interests to do so. But for the rest of us who are likely to suffer because of it, we need the opposition to be able to hold the government accountable for bad deals.
If you're a fan of democracy and you're on the fence, voting against the Conservatives will at least improve the chances that they can be kept honest. To me, the Lib Dems look more and more like the only party capable of providing an opposition at this point, which is a shame because there are a lot of staunch Labour supporters who won't flip-flop simply out of loyalty.
